EP3267022A1 - Piston avec élément de fuite et procédé de prévention de défaillance catastrophique d'un moteur à combustion interne - Google Patents

Piston avec élément de fuite et procédé de prévention de défaillance catastrophique d'un moteur à combustion interne Download PDF

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EP3267022A1
EP3267022A1 EP17181151.6A EP17181151A EP3267022A1 EP 3267022 A1 EP3267022 A1 EP 3267022A1 EP 17181151 A EP17181151 A EP 17181151A EP 3267022 A1 EP3267022 A1 EP 3267022A1
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Kai Wang
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01L—CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F01L21/00—Use of working pistons or pistons-rods as fluid-distributing valves or as valve-supporting elements, e.g. in free-piston machines
    • F01L21/04—Valves arranged in or on piston or piston-rod
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01L—CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F01L3/00—Lift-valve, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closure members having at least a component of their opening and closing motion perpendicular to the closing faces; Parts or accessories thereof
    • F01L3/24—Safety means or accessories, not provided for in preceding sub- groups of this group
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B77/00—Component parts, details or accessories, not otherwise provided for
    • F02B77/08—Safety, indicating, or supervising devices
    • F02B77/082—Safety, indicating, or supervising devices relating to valves
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02F—CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02F3/00—Pistons 
    • F02F3/0015—Multi-part pistons
    • F02F3/003—Multi-part pistons the parts being connected by casting, brazing, welding or clamping
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02F—CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02F3/00—Pistons 
    • F02F3/16—Pistons  having cooling means
    • F02F3/20—Pistons  having cooling means the means being a fluid flowing through or along piston
    • F02F3/22—Pistons  having cooling means the means being a fluid flowing through or along piston the fluid being liquid
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02F—CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02F3/00—Pistons 
    • F02F3/26—Pistons  having combustion chamber in piston head
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02F—CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02F3/00—Pistons 
    • F02F3/28—Other pistons with specially-shaped head
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01L—CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F01L2800/00—Methods of operation using a variable valve timing mechanism
    • F01L2800/16—Preventing interference

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  • This invention relates generally to internal combustion engines, and more particularly to pistons therefor.
  • a known potential failure mode of an internal combustion engine results when a valve drops into contact with the piston during operation, which can result in catastrophic failure of the engine.
  • the damage resulting to the engine can include replacement of the entire power cylinder system (piston, rings, liner, wrist pin, connecting rod), valve train, cylinder head, crankshaft, and many times, the engine block. Accordingly, although repairable, the cost to repair a failure mode of this nature can be very expensive.
  • a piston in accordance with claim 1 is provided and inhibits the potential catastrophic damage to an internal combustion engine, thereby reducing the risk of costly damage to the engine.
  • the piston includes a piston body having an upper surface separated from an internal cooling chamber by a wall. The upper surface has a pocket extending to a closed bottom surface of the wall. A tubular member is disposed in the pocket. The tubular member extends upwardly from the upper surface.
  • a method of preventing catastrophic failure to an internal combustion engine includes providing a piston body having an upper surface separated from an internal cooling chamber by a wall. And, providing predetermined locations in the wall underneath valve heads for a through opening to be formed through the wall into the internal cooling chamber in use.
  • the method further includes forming a pocket extending into the upper surface to a closed bottom surface of the wall and disposing a tubular member in the pocket with the tubular member extending upwardly from the upper surface.
  • a method of preventing catastrophic failure to an internal combustion engine is provided by providing a predetermined location in a upper wall of a piston for a valve head to impact to form a blow-by passage extending into an internal cooling chamber of the piston.
  • the blow-by passage provides a sudden increase in blow-by, thereby providing an immediate indication of a problem. The indication is utilized to prevent further damage from resulting to the engine.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a piston 10 constructed in accordance with one presently preferred aspect of the invention.
  • the piston 10 has a piston body 12 extending along a central axis 14 along which the piston 10 reciprocates within a cylinder bore (not shown).
  • the piston body 12 includes an upper crown portion 16 having an upper combustion surface 18, represented here, by way of example and without limitation, as having an annular, planar, radially outer portion 20 and a recessed combustion bowl 22 radially inwardly from the outer portion 20.
  • the outer portion 20 is configured to be aligned beneath a plurality of valve heads 23 ( Figure 1A ).
  • the piston 10 is shown as having internal outer and central cooling galleries or chambers 24, 26, respectively, separated from one another by an annular inner rib 28, by way of example and without limitation, with an annular outer rib 29 depending from the outer portion 20.
  • the upper combustion surface 18 is separated from the outer and inner cooling galleries 24, 26 by an upper wall 30.
  • At least one pocket, and preferably a number of pockets 32 corresponding with the number valve heads, shown as 4 in Figure 1A extends into the upper combustion surface 18 of the wall 30 over a depth (D) to a closed bottom surface 34 of the wall 30.
  • a tubular member 36 is disposed in each one of the pockets 32 into abutment with the closed bottom surface 34.
  • the tubular member 36 Upon being disposed into abutment with the bottom surface 34, or very close proximity thereto, the tubular member 36 extends upwardly from the upper combustion surface 18. Accordingly, should any one of the valve heads 23 become loose and drop from its normal functioning position, the respective valve head 23 impacts the underlying tubular member 36, thereby causing the tubular member 36 to impact the frangible closed bottom surface 34 with sufficient force to break through the frangible closed bottom surface 34, as shown in Figure 3 . As such, an intended orifice, also referred to as through passage or blow-by passage 38, is formed in a predetermined location through the upper wall 30.
  • the blow-by passage 38 provides a sudden increase in gas/fuel mixture blow-by, thereby providing an immediate indication, such as can be detected by a pressure sensor sensing pressure within the cylinder bore, for example, of a problem.
  • the indication of the sudden pressure change can be signaled to an operator or to an engine control system, thereby allowing the operator or the engine control system to shut down the engine to avoid further damage to the engine.
  • the piston 10 can be constructed having, by way of example and without limitation, a lower crown portion 40 with a lower inner rib 42 and lower outer rib 44 arranged in axial alignment for fixed attachment with the upper inner and outer ribs 28, 29 to form the outer and inner cooling galleries 24, 26.
  • a pair of pin bosses 46 depend from the upper crown portion 16 to provide a pair of wrist pin bores 48 aligned along a pin axis 50 for receipt of a wrist pin (not shown).
  • a space 51 is provided between the pin bosses 46 for receipt of a small end of a connecting rod (not shown).
  • the cooling galleries 24, 26 could be formed other than as discussed and shown, and that rather than having dual galleries, a single cooling gallery could be provided.
  • Each pocket 32 extends over the depth (D) extending from the upper combustion surface 18 to the closed bottom surface 34.
  • the pockets 32 can be formed having a smooth inner wall 52 or they could be formed having a textured, knurled or threaded portion 53 ( Figure 2A ), depending on the desired mechanism used to fix the tubular member 36 therein.
  • the threaded portion 53 is shown as extending over about the upper half of the pocket 32, wherein the lower half remains unthreaded, for example. As such, the threads 53 provide sufficient retention of the tubular member 32 for normal operating conditions, while allowing the tubular member 32 to be driven downwardly under the impact of the overlying valve head 23.
  • the inner wall 52 is preferably formed having a straight, cylindrical shape, for ease of manufacture, though, if desired, other shapes could be used.
  • the pocket 32 provides a reduced thickness portion 54 of the wall 30, wherein the reduced thickness portion 54 has a predetermined thickness (t) extending between the bottom surface 34 of the pocket 32 and an underside 55.
  • the tubular member 36 has an outer surface 56, shown as being a straight, cylindrical surface, for example, configured for fixed receipt in the pocket 32. Accordingly, if inner wall 52 of the pocket 32 is smooth or substantially smooth, then the outer surface 56 can be sized for a tight fit, also referred to as press fit, in the pocket 32. Otherwise, an adhesive or mechanical attachment mechanism could be used to fix the tubular member 36 in the pocket 32, with the premise that the adhesion or mechanical attachment mechanism be selectively broken should the valve head 23 impact the tubular member 36. Further, if the inner wall 52 has a threaded portion ( Figure 2A ), then the outer surface 56 of the tubular member 36 could likewise have a mating thread portion for threaded attachment in the pocket 32.
  • a bottom end 58 of the tubular member 36 is brought into abutment with or very close proximity to the bottom surface 34 of the pocket 32 and an upper end 60 of the tubular member 36 extends upwardly from the upper surface 18, shown here as extending upwardly from the planar outer portion 20.
  • the tubular member 36 is constructed having a predetermined length (1) that is greater than the depth D of the pocket 32 such that the upper end 60 is assured of extending upwardly above the upper combustion surface 18 of the outer portion 20 a predetermined distance (d) when the bottom surface 58 is abutting the bottom surface 34 of the pocket 32.
  • the distance d is provided to be the at least the same as or slightly greater than the thickness t of the reduced thickness portion 54 of the wall 30. It should be understood that the upper end 60 does not interfere with the overlying, axially aligned valve head 23 or otherwise have an adverse affect on the performance of the engine during normal operating conditions.
  • the overlying valve head 23 If the overlying valve head 23 is lowered into the cylinder bore combustion chamber from its normal operating position (malfunction condition of the valve head 23) such that it abuts the upper end 60 of the underlying tubular member 36, the force generated drives the tubular member 36 downwardly into the pocket 32 and the reduced thickness, frangible portion 54 of the wall 30 is caused to be fractured under the driving force of the tubular member 36.
  • the tubular member 36 extends completely between the upper combustion surface 18 and the internal outer cooling gallery 24 to form the blow-by passage 38 ( Figure 3 ).
  • the blow-by passage 38 is assured of being formed as a result of the dimensional relation between the wall thickness t and the distance d by which the tubular member 36 extends above the upper surface 20.
  • the through passage extending through the tubular member 36 extends completely from the upper combustion surface 18 into the outer cooling gallery 24, thereby providing the open blow-by passage 38.
  • the amount of gas/fuel mixture blow-by increases given the gas/fuel mixture is free to flow through the through passage 38 into the cooling gallery 24, thereby promoting a loss or decrease of pressure signal to be sent to the operator and/or to a control unit, and in turn, allowing the operator and/or control unit to shut down the engine before the onset of further damage to the engine.

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US25981409P 2009-11-10 2009-11-10
EP10782100.1A EP2499348B1 (fr) 2009-11-10 2010-11-10 Piston avec fonction de contournement et procédé pour empêcher une défaillance catastrophique d'un moteur à combustion interne
PCT/US2010/056126 WO2011060004A1 (fr) 2009-11-10 2010-11-10 Piston avec fonction de contournement et procédé pour empêcher une défaillance catastrophique d'un moteur à combustion interne

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